De hosts dVerse today. We must include the word “kick” in a Quadrille: poem of exactly 44 words, sans title. Quadrille Mondays occur every other week. Each quadrille series includes 44 Mondays: a different prompt each Monday. We need only include that week’s prompt in our poem. WE ARE NOW AT THE END OF THIS SERIES, MONDAY #44! This post includes all 44 words given in the series thus far: kick,creak, hope,spice,free, bliss, dream, fear,flicker,pepper, dance, bubble, grin, lull, melt, shimmer, twist, skip, green, breeze, spill, rose, journey, jar, leaves, open, shadow, cloud, spark, cue, breath, scar, curl, whisper, dawn, ghost, giggle, drizzle, still, echo, sound, storm, spring, and balloon. ‘Tis the final act of the Film Noir series. Bar opens at 3 PM Boston time. Come join us!

It makes for an interesting turn there in the middle. Everything going good, and then something happens and all the colors darken just a bit. Jars bliss. I like the double meaning there….to jar, or shake bliss…but then to can “jar” bliss, lock it up.

Wonderful! An amazing gift you have with words. I like how this poem starts out calm and playful, then rises as “ghost kick” and “sounds spring free” to manifest a “storm” and “drizzle” rendering “fear” and “hope melts” . Such a fun read. ❤

Oh my goodness, the final film noir! I will miss it. What are you going to do for the rest of the year? I love the opening line – very you, Lill – and the movement of the breeze.Those ghosts have been having a wonderful tiem this year.

Thanks Kim. All I can say is “Whew!” Finale done. Yes….the journeyman disappeared and the “cue” shifted from last line to first line. A fun series to do. You’ve been wonderfully supportive in your comments throughout. Many thanks! 🙂

Thanks, Frank. I must admit….I am quite relieved to have reached the finale. And now, onward to the one-word debut in two weeks. A new series shall unfold….or perhaps simply some independently standing vignettes! 🙂

Thank you! Those words “rose-red blood-shadows” are the only ones that have carried through all the acts of this film noir series…and the only hyphenated words. It’s been a challenge and . . . whew! I’m so glad to get to the finale. It’s been fun but now it’s time to move on in two weeks and have a one-word debut! 🙂